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Foxton racing club

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Foxton racing club

Earlier premises of the Foxton racing club burnt to the ground in the early 1920s. This brick building is unlikely to suffer that fate, and brings a splash of colour to Foxton’s main street.

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Malcolm McKinnon, Manawatū and Horowhenua region – Leisure, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/9509/foxton-racing-club (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 April 2015.